Scribes Writing Scripture: Doublets, Textual Divination, and the Formation of the Book of Jeremiah

by Holy Cross College, Justus Theodore Ghormley, Notre Dame

The biblical book of Jeremiah was frequently expanded and revised through duplication by anonymous scribes in ancient Judea. Who were these scribes? What gave them the authority to revise divinatory texts like Jeremiah? And when creating duplicates, what did they think they were doing? In Scribes Writing Scripture: Doublets, Textual Divination, and the Formation of Jeremiah, Justus Theodore Ghormley explores possible answers to these questions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004472479
• ISBN13: 9789004472471
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 244 Pages